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The odds that Orlando City makes its MLS debut as scheduled on Sunday are looking increasingly grim. Citing a well-placed source, the Washington Post’s Steven Goff reported that MLS rejected all of the players proposed compromises and that the owners' only proposal was for players age 32 and above, and with 10 years experience with the same club, to become free agents. Houston Dynamo midfielder Brad Davis, who is entering his 10th season in Houston, is the lone player would qualify under those parameters next year. "It's shocking," the source said, according to Goff. "Almost as if owners want a work stoppage. They see...

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The odds that Orlando City makes its MLS debut as scheduled on Sunday are looking increasingly grim.
Citing a well-placed source, the Washington Post’s Steven Goff reported that MLS rejected all of the players proposed compromises and that...

Sidelined by a leg injury, Noah Johnson was unable to play as Orangewood Christian made its run to the Class 1A state boys soccer championship last month.
There was nothing wrong with Johnson's eyes, though.
What he saw was teammate Chase Gwynn, the...

In the midst of celebrating a sellout for Orlando City's first-ever Major League Soccer game, fans were forced to pause and acknowledge the elephant in the room: there may not be a game on March 8.
Collective bargaining negotiations picked up...

PLAYER OF YEAR
Chase Gwynn
Soph., F., Orangewood Christian
The Buzz: Gwynn came through in the Class 1A state tournament, scoring four goals and leading Rams to state title. He finished the season with a team-best 24 goals and added 12 assists.
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Orlando City has officially filled the bowl.
Lions’ president Phil Rawlins announced Monday morning that the team has sold out its Major League Soccer debut at the Citrus Bowl on March 8. Rawlins made the announcement at a community event where the...

Two Orlando City players picked up red cards in the 3-0 loss to the Houston Dynamo on Saturday night, but it’s likely just one of them has cause for concern when it comes to missing time in the MLS regular season.
Carlos Rivas was sent off in the 64th...

Budding young soccer stars can enhance their skills and meet the players and coaches of the University of Central Florida’s (UCF) Women’s Soccer team this summer at one of several UCF girls’ soccer camps.
These Central Florida Girls Soccer Camps are...

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Fewer than 1,000 season tickets remain for Orlando City's inaugural season in Major League Soccer.
The club announced it has surpassed 13,000 season ticket holders for the 2015 season, closing within range of the cap of season tickets...

PLAYER OF YEAR
Payton Grewal
Jr., Oviedo
The Buzz: Versatile player with elusive speed was predominantly a midfielder but also played forward and at times on defense. Had 16 goals and eight assists, leading the Lions to Class 5A state title game.
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Unlike any other time in Payton Grewal's high-school career, her mom's seat underneath Oviedo's press box was empty.
For good reason.
Grewal's mother, Meredith, was back in the hospital because of complications after undergoing surgery for breast...

The steel bucket sat in the garden outside of the brown-brick row home at 47 Wilmot Drive in Knutton, England.
Every day, Adrian Heath watched his grandfather get home from work on the railroad lines, go out back in the swirling cold, strip off his...

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Orlando City has a chance to win its first title as an MLS team, albeit a preseason one.
The Lions can wrap up the Carolina Challenge Cup with a win against Houston tonight and a loss or tie by Charleston in the finale. If...

CHARLESTON, S.C. — As one of two expansion sides set to join Major League Soccer this season, Orlando City has balanced the overwhelming hype ahead of its debut with trying to fashion a team ready to take the field on March 8.
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Danny Mwanga doesn't call his most recent move to Orlando City a "fresh start" or a "blank slate."
The fresh start in Mwanga's life came in 2006 when he boarded a plane in the Democratic Republic of Congo and was reunited with his...

The SunRail commuter train will offer its first weekend runs next month for the inaugural match of the Orlando City Soccer Club and the Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival.
Various civic groups and Florida Hospital will underwrite the operating costs of...

Orlando has finalized a deal to provide weekend SunRail service for the first Orlando City game.
Heather Fagan, spokeswoman for the city of Orlando, said in an email that many of the details haven't yet been pinned down, but that SunRail will operate...

Seb Hines moved to a new continent just two weeks ago, but that wasn’t even his biggest life-changing moment of the month.
When Orlando City called to offer Hines an opportunity in Major League Soccer, the English-American defender knew he had to take...